What Democrats can (and can’t) learn from Zohran Mamdani’s triumph
It’s hard to overstate how much this was not supposed to happen. On Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani — a 33-year-old
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Is the decline of reading poisoning our politics?
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Eric Levitz
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The top priority of progressive politics may be slipping out of reach forever
Four years ago, America was on the cusp of the largest expansion of its welfare state since the 1960s. Under
Eric Levitz
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The powerful force behind Trump’s tariffs
President Donald Trump’s defenders often frame his trade policies as prioritizing economic development over the free market. In their telling,
Eric Levitz
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How Trump’s tariffs will affect the economy and your wallet
Donald Trump has said that “tariff” is the “most beautiful word in the dictionary.” And throughout his first months in
Eric Levitz
06:23
Trump doesn’t seem to know why he launched a giant trade war
Donald Trump just imposed a 25 percent tariff on virtually all goods produced by America’s two largest trading partners —
Eric Levitz
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Have the past 10 years of Democratic politics been a disaster?
In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory last November, Matthew Yglesias published a manifesto imploring the Democratic Party to reembrace
Eric Levitz
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How Democrats should — and shouldn’t — moderate on immigration
It’s likely that no social issue has cost Democrats more votes in recent years than immigration. The Biden-Harris administration presided
Eric Levitz
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For Democrats, the Hunter Biden pardon is a problem — and an opportunity
President Joe Biden has pardoned Hunter Biden for all crimes — known and unknown — that his son committed over
Eric Levitz
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The left’s comforting myth about why Harris lost
On November 5, Americans elevated a reactionary authoritarian to the presidency — again. After attempting to overturn an election, fomenting
